FPCN10 CYQQ 152210 MARINE FORECAST FOR ESQUIMALT HARBOUR AND VICINITY ISSUED BY MSC METOC ESQUIMALT AT 1430 PST SUNDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2026. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 0700 PST MONDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2026. ESQUIMALT HARBOUR AND APPROACHES. FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH AN OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 24 HOURS. THE APPROACHES TO ESQUIMALT ARE DEFINED AS THE TRIANGULAR AREA BOUNDED BY RACE ROCKS, TRIAL ISLAND AND ESQUIMALT HARBOUR. IN THE HARBOUR... WIND LIGHT NORTH SHIFTING TO LIGHT SOUTHERLY EARLY THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS MONDAY MORNING. OUTLOOK... LIGHT SOUTHERLY SHIFTING TO MODERATE WESTERLY THEN EASING TO LIGHT EASTERLY. IN THE APPROACHES... WIND NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 15 KNOTS SHIFTING TO LIGHT SOUTHERLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING THEN SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MONDAY MORNING. OUTLOOK... LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST SHIFTING TO MODERATE TO STRONG WEST THEN EASING TO MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST. WEATHER... PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MAINLY CLOUDY TONIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS MIXED WITH FLURRIES BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF RAIN BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON. END/BOUDREAULT-DYKES